Georgia Nail Technician Practice Test

All 55 answers cite a rule of the Georgia Board, from the pedicure cleaning log to the single use list.

For how long is the weekly bleach solution circulated through a Georgia pedicure spa system?

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Safety and infection control 23

  • A Georgia pedicure unit has a foot plate. What is done with it after each client? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(a)
  • After a pedicure unit is cleaned between clients, for how long is it disinfected in Georgia? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(a)
  • After each client, what is a Georgia pedicure unit cleaned with to remove all visible debris? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(a)
  • At closing, a Georgia foot spa is filled with clean water and disinfectant. How long does the solution run through the system? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(b)
  • At the end of each day of use, from where must visible debris be removed in a Georgia foot spa? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(b)
  • Before a Georgia foot spa is used again after the end-of-day disinfection, what is done to remove residual solution? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(b)
  • By whose disinfecting procedures must the filter screens of a Georgia foot spa be sanitized at the end of each day? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(b)
  • The disinfecting solution in a Georgia salon has debris floating in it at midday. What does Rule 240-4-.04 say? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(2)(b)
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Safety and infection control, continued

  • For how long is the weekly bleach solution circulated through a Georgia pedicure spa system? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(c)
  • Georgia accepts an autoclave that produces high temperature steam in which range? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(2)(c)
  • Georgia's rule on disinfecting implements looks to the disinfectant's label. What must the label say? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(2)(b)
  • How much 5.25% bleach goes into each gallon of water for Georgia's weekly foot spa procedure? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(c)
  • How near must toilet and lavatory facilities be to a Georgia salon? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.01(6)
  • How often does Georgia call for the added bleach procedure on pedicure equipment? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(c)
  • In what condition must the equipment of a Georgia salon be kept? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.01(5)
  • To be adequate, what must a Georgia salon's toilet and lavatory facilities have? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.01(6)
  • What does the required wording on Georgia salon signs say about pumice stones? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.02(6)
  • What does the wording Georgia requires on salon signs say about shaving the legs? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.02(6)
  • What must a Georgia salon record about its pedicure equipment? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(d)
  • Where is the pedicure cleaning log kept in a Georgia salon, and who may ask to see it? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)(d)
  • Which clean towels need not be in a covered, closed container in a Georgia facility? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.05(2)(a)
  • Which pedicure equipment falls under Georgia's cleaning and disinfection procedures? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(4)
  • Which storage does Georgia Rule 240-4-.05 require for towels that have not yet been used? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.05(2)(a)

Nail tools: single use, multi-use and prohibited 14

  • A manicure bowl has been used for a client's soak in Georgia. How is it classed? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(2)(a)
  • After a pedicure, which of these may not be used on another client in Georgia? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(3)(h)
  • Besides razor-type callus shavers and credo blades, which implements does Georgia bar because they remove layers of skin? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.03(8)
  • How does Georgia class reusable nail forms? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(2)(a)
  • On which nails does Georgia's nail care curriculum place nail wrapping with silk or linen? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-17-.02(b)
  • The sanding sleeve on an electric file has been used on a client in Georgia. What happens to it? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(3)(d)
  • What reason does Georgia's rule give for barring implements designed to remove layers of skin? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.03(8)
  • Which drill does Georgia's nail care curriculum name for professional nail drill usage? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-17-.02(b)
  • Which foot files are single use items in Georgia? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(3)(g)
  • Which gloves does Georgia list as multi-use, to be cleansed and disinfected? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(2)(a)
  • Which implements are in the basic kit of a Georgia nail technician apprentice, with disinfection required? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-5-.01(7)(d)
  • Which nail files does Georgia list as multi-use? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(2)(a)
  • Which of these is on Georgia's single use list, to be discarded after being used one time? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(3)(j)
  • Which of these nail items is on Georgia's multi-use list? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-4-.04(2)(a)

Georgia Board rules on training and licensure (extra) 18

  • A Georgia licensee is exempt from continuing education after holding a license for how long? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-3-.01(2)
  • A Georgia nail care school's full course runs for at least how long? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-17-.02
  • A Georgia nail care student may refuse to attend classes for more than how many hours in one day? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-17-.03
  • A Georgia nail technician wants to train an apprentice in her salon. How long must she have held her license? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-5-.01(1)
  • Georgia's nail care curriculum sets a block of Level 1 training before a student works on a client. How many hours? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-17-.02(a)
  • How long may a Georgia apprentice license issued today be held? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-5-.01(1)(a)
  • How many clock hours of credit does a Georgia nail care student earn for one nail sculpting application? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-17-.03
  • How many nail sculpting applications does Georgia's Level 2 nail care curriculum ask for? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-17-.02(b)
  • How much apprentice training does Georgia set for a nail technician? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-5-.01(4)
  • How old must an applicant licensed in another state be for a Georgia license by endorsement? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-11-.01
  • May Georgia apprentice hours be combined with school hours? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-5-.01(4)
  • What does Georgia's examination rule count as an emergency that excuses an applicant once without a new fee? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-6-.02(3)
  • What does Georgia's salon fining schedule set for a first offense of a rule such as failing to have implements cleansed and disinfected? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-2-.02
  • What fine does Georgia's schedule set for each person working in a salon with no license at all? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-2-.02(a)
  • What minimum passing score on the Level 1 theory hours lets a Georgia nail care student move to the clinic floor? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-17-.02(b)
  • Which massage does Georgia's nail care curriculum pair with a pedicure? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-17-.02(b)
  • Which pedicure equipment must a Georgia school of nail care have? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-17-.01
  • Which word must the business name of a Georgia nail care facility include? Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 240-12-.01(3)

How this list was compiled: Examination: the Georgia Nail Technician Test Taker Guide (footer 'NAIL TECH v2.0 EFF 4/28/2026'), published for the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers by its testing vendor (https://test-takers.psiexams.com/gacos), prints the theory outline: 60 scored and 5 non-scored questions, 90 minutes, at least 70 percent, four topics at 50, 18, 10 and 22 percent. Facts: the Rules of the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers, Department 240 of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, on the Secretary of State's rules site (https://rules.sos.ga.gov/gac/240): Chapters 240-2, 240-3, 240-4, 240-5, 240-6, 240-11, 240-12 and 240-17. Each question names its rule and links to its chapter. Read 2026-10-15 and again 2026-10-16. Licence: Own work. Every question, wrong choice and explanation was written for this site from the public texts named. Nothing comes from the real examination, a practice product, a textbook or a prep course.

How it works

Unofficial Georgia nail technician practice test from the Board's rules: pedicure spa cleaning by client, day and week, banned callus tools and nail care training. Not affiliated with the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers or its testing vendor.

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What the Georgia nail technician exam is

Georgia's examination has a theory part and a practical part. The theory part is 60 scored questions and 5 unscored ones in 90 minutes, weighted 50 percent to safety and infection control, 18 to client consultation and nail analysis, 10 to skin care and 22 to nail care.

What this bank asks

Twenty-three questions on safety and infection control, over half of them on pedicure equipment; 14 on nail tools; and 18 on training, apprenticeship and licensure rules, which the outline does not list. The Board's rules do not teach nail structure, disorders, massage or enhancement steps, so none of that is here: the national manicure theory test on this site asks it.

  • Between clients a pedicure unit is cleaned, then disinfected for at least 15 minutes (Rule 240-4-.04(4)).
  • Sanding sleeves, emery boards and porous foot files are single use; metal drill bits and metal files are multi-use (Rule 240-4-.04).
  • Cutters, scrapers and graters are barred along with credo blades (Rule 240-4-.03(8)).

Questions and answers

How long is nail tech school in Georgia?

525 hours over at least four months: 140 hours of Level 1 theory, then 385 service application hours. An apprentice trains for 8 months and 1,050 hours instead (Rules 240-17-.02 and 240-5-.01).

What is a passing score on the Georgia nail technician exam?

A minimum of 70 percent on each section, written and practical. An applicant who misses the mark retakes the section failed (Rule 240-6-.02).

Is this the real Georgia state board nail exam?

No. Each of the 55 was written here from a rule of the Georgia State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers and links to its chapter on the Secretary of State's rules site. No question of the real examination was used.

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